If you do keep all your horse’s old shoes, there are countless creative DIY ways to reuse them. Key or Jewelry Holder. Nail an old shoe to a smaller piece of wood and hammer in a couple of horseshoe nails to place keys on. Wall Décor. Horseshoe Pit. Rustic Wine Read more…
Bone can become infected when it loses its blood supply and a piece of bone dies. The blood supply for bone typically enters from the outside covering, and if this is scraped away or damaged during wounding, the underlying bone may die. This is a chronic and troublesome complication most Read more…
Always aim for a light but consistent contact. Make sure the horse doesn’t drop behind the contact, which will make it impossible for him to use his back end. A good exercise to encourage the horse to take the contact while stretching is to ride spiralling circles. How do I Read more…
Adjective. scopey (comparative more scopey, superlative most scopey) Of a horse: capable of performing jumps in a stylish and skilful manner. What does it mean when a horse scopes dirty? The piece of medical diagnostic equipment that veterinarians use to visualise the airway of a horse. A “dirty scope” describes Read more…
Scrub them clean and rinse them in plain water. Then place them in bleach water (1:20 ratio) or dilute Lysol water (2.5 tablespoons of Lysol per gallon of water). Soak for 30 minutes minimum. Discard solution. What can I use to clean tack? How to clean your tack correctly. To Read more…
The adult horses, the stomach secretes approximately 1.5 liters of gastric juice hourly and acid output ranges from 4 to 60 mmoles hydrochloric acid per hour. The pH of gastric contents ranges from 1.5 to 7.0, depending on region measured. Do horses have stomach acid? Horses’ stomachs secrete hydrochloric acid Read more…
It’s completely edible and can provide some internal benefits when ingested. For example, you can give coconut oil to your horse (½ to 1 cup daily) in his or her food for a boost of energy. Once the coconut oil is digested, it promotes good gut health and can even Read more…
7-7.4. Dirt and stains gets into the hair shaft so we need to open up those cuticles to get the dirt and stains out. A healthy horse has a pH level of 7-7.4 (which is different to humans, we are 6.4-6.9). What pH is horse shampoo? Did you know that Read more…
Liquid manure assists most crops. Make your own by tying a sack filled with sheep, horse, cow or poultry manure and suspending it in water for a few days. One kilogram of fresh manure to five litres of water is a suitable mixture. Can you put horse manure in water? Read more…
Horse manure is very fibrous, rots down quickly and is regarded as being useful for heavy clay soils because of its fibre content. It also works well on sandy soils. It can be incorporated into the soil, or used as a mulch to about 5cm (2″) thick. What is the Read more…